Heart transplantation for Finnish type familial systemic amyloidosis.
A patient with Finnish type familial systemic amyloidosis associated with lattice corneal dystrophy (Meretoja's syndrome) underwent heart transplantation with uneventful postoperative course. Five years later the patient has mild chronic renal failure, normal cardiac allograft function and almost total bilateral blindness.
Fernández
A L
AL
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Clinic of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Herreros
J M
JM
Monzonis
A M
AM
Panizo
A
A
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001706:Biopsy; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003317:Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / Q000235:genetics; D004699:Endocardium / Q000473:pathology; D005387:Finland; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome